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In-Mouth Cameras: The Future of Food Photography?

By Rain Noe - October 12, 2011

in Tech | Object Culture

The confluence of food blogs, cable television culinary shows and cheap digital photography means I can't go to a restaurant with six friends anymore without two of them breaking out a camera and insisting I hold off on the braised pork until they shoot it first. And now I've caught wind of what may be the next wave in food blog photography, courtesy of photographer Justin Quinnell and his largely undiscovered book Mouthpiece.

Shot way back in 2007, with the low resolution to prove it, Quinnell's book is simply a collection of photographs shot from an in-mouth camera. Once my foodie friends figure out how to hold a miniaturized Nikon on their tongue, I expect I'll be seeing a lot more of the back side of their teeth getting ready to tuck into some foie gras.

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preston

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Just a tad tooooo close for my liking! Interesting photos though!
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Joe

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clean your teeth before the next time
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powers

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Who likes see food?

gross.
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Andrew

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This guy's late to the game. Installation artist Anne Hamilton was doing work with an in-mouth pinhole camera in the 1990's. She constructed the camera from a 35mm film canister, covered the pin with her closed mouth, then exposed it by smiling as she greeted her friends.
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nico

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As you can read on his website, these pictures were taken with a pinhole camera, which basically is a hand-made camera using good old film. This explains the "low resolution" you mention.
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